Can anyone offer some advice on getting an 18-month-old to sleep at night?
Until now the three techniques we’ve had are 1) feeding to sleep on the boob, 2) walking to sleep in the sling and 3) falling asleep in the car. Number 3 is only good for naps in the daytime, number 2 is getting difficult as our kid is getting big and heavy (and is a PITA at night anyway, and number 1 is starting to become less reliable/effective.
What have you learnt about getting kids (particularly this age, if relevant) to sleep?
Many thanks!
Cry it out and if that does not work after a few days consult your pediatrician about melatonin.
Oldest did cry it out in a few days and was good. Youngest kept us up for two years until we started melatonin.
Ours said no melatonin til 3 yrs. 18 months seems early, even without that in mind.
Mine are 9 and 11 now so my timeline may be off…
Does it all blend together at some point?
Yes and no specific dates and times do but you still remember all the parts of the journey.